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The EU decision-making process

Ever wondered how EU decisions are made? It couldn’t be more transparent. Here’s our 20 second guide. Comment on: Facebook http://www.facebook.com/europeanparliament Twitter https://twitter.com/Europarl_EN source

How to Make a Decision

Life constantly forces us to make very big and often very painful decisions. When we are next facing such a choice, here is a small exercise that could help us to know our own minds more clearly. For gifts and more from The School of Life, visit our online shop: https://goo.gl/at6c4Y Join our mailing list: …

Heuristics and biases in decision making, explained

We all use heuristics to make everyday decisions — but sometimes they blind us to the truth. So we need to do something that doesn’t come easy: accept that our ideas might be wrong. Behavioral Economics (video series): Join Prof. Antony Davies of Duquesne University and Erika Davies of George Mason University as they take …

Self-Discipline is Freedom… From Yourself. | Why it’s Important.

Sometimes I meet people who think that living a structured and disciplined life is limiting… I think it’s liberating. In this video, I talk about why self-discipline is important and how it actually leads to freedom. ✦✧✦✧✦✧✦✧✦ My Book Recommendations: http://amzn.to/2zf0BE5 ✦✧✦✧✦✧✦✧✦ →Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freedomintht Twitter: http://twitter.com/freedomintht Facebook: https://facebook.com/freedomintht Blog: https://www.freedominthought.com ✦✧✦✧✦✧✦✧✦ →Studies & …

THE POWER OF DECISION-MAKING | BENEDIKT AHLFELD | TEDxGraz

Every day we make 20.000 decisions. Most of them with lightning speed; brain research proves that. The least of them, on the other hand, are rational and well thought through; the behavioral economy shows that. Benedikt Ahlfeld reveals which three decision traps you should certainly avoid and how you can utilize the findings of brain …

The psychology behind irrational decisions – Sara Garofalo

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-psychology-behind-irrational-decisions-sara-garofalo Often people make decisions that are not “rational” from a purely economical point of view — meaning that they don’t necessarily lead to the best result. Why is that? Are we just bad at dealing with numbers and odds? Or is there a psychological mechanism behind it? Sara Garofalo explains heuristics, …

5 tips to improve your critical thinking – Samantha Agoos

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/5-tips-to-improve-your-critical-thinking-samantha-agoos Every day, a sea of decisions stretches before us, and it’s impossible to make a perfect choice every time. But there are many ways to improve our chances — and one particularly effective technique is critical thinking. Samantha Agoos describes a 5-step process that may help you with any number of …

The secret to self control | Jonathan Bricker | TEDxRainier

Jonathan Bricker’s work has uncovered a scientifically sound approach to behavior change that is twice as effective as most currently practiced methods. His new methods are driving new norms and new apps for how people quit smoking and decrease obesity, saving many people from an early death. Jonathan Bricker is an internationally recognized scientific leader …

How to make hard choices | Ruth Chang

Here’s a talk that could literally change your life. Which career should I pursue? Should I break up — or get married?! Where should I live? Big decisions like these can be agonizingly difficult. But that’s because we think about them the wrong way, says philosopher Ruth Chang. She offers a powerful new framework for …